Reach Subsea

Kongsberg Maritime delivers Reach Remote 1 USV

Haugesund, Norway-based Reach Subsea ASA has taken delivery of the Reach Remote 1 USV. The cutting edge uncrewed 24-meter surface vessel is equipped with hull-mounted survey sensors and a Work Class electric ROV. A second vessel, Reach Remote 2 is set to begin sea trials soon, with delivery to follow shortly after.

Reach Remote 1 is the product off a collaboration between Kongsberg Maritime, Reach SubseaASA, Massterly, and Trosvik Maritime.

Kongsberg Maritime served as the prime contractor for...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/kongsberg-maritime-delivers-reach-remote-1-usv/

Op-Ed: Is the future autonomous shipping?

By Susan Riitala and Thor Maalouf

Autonomous ships hold immense potential to transform and enhance the efficiency of global supply chains by streamlining operations and reducing human error. Their ability to operate continuously and integrate with other automated systems offers a new level of precision and reliability in the movement of goods. Additionally, their ability to adjust routes dynamically based on real-time data, such as weather patterns or port congestion, can lead to smoother, more...

https://www.marinelog.com/views/op-ed-is-the-future-autonomous-shipping/

COLUMN | Quick updates: PSVs changing hands; subsea newbuilds; Guyana booming; rigs fixing higher [Offshore Accounts]

Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily. Earlier this week, we examined how Perenco’s dysfunctional safety culture in Gabon, leading to six people dead or lost in an explosion. This is a sad backdrop for an industry booming at last. Stop...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-quick-updates-psvs-changing-hands-subsea-newbuilds-guyana-booming-rigs-fixing-higher-offshore-accounts/

Norwegian firms unveil methanol-powered construction support vessel

A company to be formed by Norwegian shipping companies Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas will be the owner of a new construction support vessel (CSV) that will feature methanol-fuelled engines and a battery hybrid system. The new vessel to be owned by Eidesvik Agalas will also perform inspection,...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-installation-decommissioning/offshore-construction/norwegian-firms-unveil-methanol-powered-construction-support-vessel/

Eidesvik orders world’s first methanol-fueled CSV

Two CEOs talk up propsects for methanol-fueled CSV

Norwegian shipowners Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas have placed an order at Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard for a state-of-the-art, battery-hybrid methanol-fueled CSV (construction support vessel). It will be owned by an entity to be named Eidesvik Agalas AS, with Eidesvik holding a 50.1% majority stake, with the remainder owned by Agalas, which last year ordered its first vessel, an advanced offshore cable layer, at Sefine.

Set for deliver in 2026, the newly-ordered methanol-fueled CSV will be equipped...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/eidesvik-orders-worlds-first-methanol-fueled-csv/

COLUMN | Explaining Tidewater’s dip as AD Ports buys ENAV Radiance for US$200 million [Offshore Accounts]

Hot on the back of Britoil buying Vroon’s fleet of 30 offshore support vessels (OSVs), and Golden Energy Offshore taking another five from the Dutch owner, last week’s big offshore deal was Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports buying the “eastern fleet” of ENAV. AD Ports has bought these ten vessels trading in...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-explaining-tidewaters-dip-as-ad-ports-buys-enav-radiance-for-us200-million-offshore-accounts/

COLUMN | The chickens come home to roost again: Swiber charges in Singapore; Texas judicial investigation; CWind sold; Guardian Geomatics sold; Newbuild! Newbuild! [Offshore Accounts]

This week we look at consequences: judicial consequences, legal consequences, the consequences of bad strategy and bad execution, and the inevitable consequences of high day rates. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a newbuilding anchor handler out there, being built as you read this. Adjust your forecasts accordingly. But first, we look at other consequences. Goh-Goh […]

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